The leaders of the 15 member countries of the United Nations Security Council will meet during September's United Nations summit to highlight the need to stop inciting terrorism and prevent conflicts, especially in Africa.
Ambassador Lauro Baja Jr., of the Philippines, this month's council president, announced on Friday that the leaders will hold an hour-long open meeting on September 14 on the subject, 'Threats to International Peace and Security' to consider draft resolutions on the two issues.
Philippines President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo will chair the meeting which will be attended by United States President George W Bush, British Prime Minister Tony Blair, French President Jacques Chirac, Russian President Vladimir Putin, Chinese President Hu Jintao and the leaders of Algeria, Argentina, Benin, Brazil, Denmark, Greece, Japan, Romania and Tanzania.
Britain circulated a draft resolution on Thursday that calls on all governments to adopt laws that prohibit people from inciting anyone to commit terrorist acts and to deny safe haven to anyone seriously considered to be guilty of such conduct.
The proposed resolution also calls on all countries 'to counter violent extremist ideologies, including steps to prevent the subversion of educational, cultural and religious institutions by terrorists and their supporters'.
A draft resolution circulated yesterday by Algeria, Benin and Tanzania calls for greater UN efforts to prevent internal crises from spilling over into armed conflicts and to prevent conflicts that have been settled from reigniting.